DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Meat isn’t the only industry under the spotlight.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
If approved, the package would be widely regarded as a major breakthrough that could deliver significant new funding for the most climate vulnerable nations. And the suggested text invites parties to "consider further actions to reduce by 2030 non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions, including methane".
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Business Green
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Like the World Cup that kicked off within hours of the gavel coming down in Sharm El Sheikh, COPs provide a regular temperature check for global geopolitics. Those frustrations were further amplified by the Egyptian Presidency's management of the talks, which saw the timetable slip badly, even by COP standards.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
This COP caused deep frustrations but it wasn't for nothing," she said. "It Writing on Twitter, Tan Copsey at consultancy Climate Nexus, said: "The fossil fuel lobby and friendly countries have made their presence felt at COP, but it's clear momentum is still only going in one direction - towards a clean energy economy.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. A precedent is being set with a new loss and damage framework taking shape and the first, albeit modest, funding packages being announced. But at the same time there has been progress.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Boris Johnson has stressed that "COP simply must succeed", as he reiterated calls for major economies to ramp up their climate commitments ahead of COP26 and step up to the plate with promised funding to help vulnerable nations deal with the growing impacts of global warming. Getting it all done by COP, six out of 10.
Business Green
DECEMBER 7, 2021
In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. In reality, the current pledges align more closely to 2.7 Bottom Line for Business.
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